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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on December 13th, 2007
no, racism has nothing to do with sexual attraction..I'm gay ..does that mean that I am an anti-feminist? No.
by Arisztid on December 18th, 2007
That is not being racist to me... that is personal preference.
If the person says that black or Latino women are less than whites, that is racist.
by Anonymous on December 18th, 2007
That isn't racist, nor is it rude. Some of us have far more specific interests. Such as hair color... I for example am really only attracted to dark hair and blue eyes. That doesn't mean I think all other people are suddenly inferior to people I find attractive.
by Jade on December 13th, 2007
That is a preference..not racism. The same as when I say I prefer men sexually..does not make me a homophobe or a bigot.
by Ruby Doomsday on December 13th, 2007
Well, I think that statement is most likely to come from someone who is a racist, the statement itself is really no more discriminatory than stating you prefer a certain hair or eye colour. Everyone has preferences in terms of what they find physically attractive. Just keep an eye on him... if he starts judging people's virtues or intelligence by race, THEN he's a racist. If he just finds a certain race nicer to look at, that's pretty normal.
by AnonymousGirl on December 13th, 2007
No. All the guys I've liked before my current boyfriend have been white, pretty much. Does that make me racist? No. It's just a preference.
by genwyo on December 13th, 2007
I like green M&M's over the red, does that make me a racist?
by albert nonymous "A" nonymous for short. on December 13th, 2007
No it's not racist.
It's simply a preference.
I notice a lot of threads asking about what guys prefer in hair color body color etc.
It's the same thing.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on December 13th, 2007
It's a personal preference. I like brown rice, my husband likes white rice. Maybe if the person saw a woman who was bi-racial with white and either black or latino features, they might find that person attractive.
by wthing8 on July 14th, 2008
They are cretins, Latinos are HOT HOT HOT! My GF can Salsa Samba and Flamingo Dance...and you should see her maraccas bloody enormous.
by wthing8 on July 4th, 2008
NOPE! Oh! So Stupid! but not racist.
by crazy on June 30th, 2008
yes, because he doesn't realize that there are beautiful women in every ethnicity
by Miss Anubis loves this season on February 12th, 2008
No, I prefer my men with meat on their bones...not extremely skinny. I prefer blue or green eyes. Its just a prefrence for his mate, its not like he said "I hate all blacks/latinos" y'know? Now THAT would be racist!
by the_claw on July 26th, 2009
You probably just havent seen one that revs your engine yet. Everybody has preferences when it comes to rating attractiveness. I find it surprising that this person would say that considering the sheer number of different looking people in every ethnicity, but oh well maybe he really isn't attracted. However if his lack of attraction spawns from his feelings towards blacks or latinos in general and never tried to actually befriend one of them that is racist in my books.
by katlunn on July 12th, 2009
no, not at all. I am a white/latina and I am only attracted to dark featured men (black and latino). I have been this way since I was a small child. My father (white) told me that when I was 11 I told him that my children were all going to be mixed, and they are. You can't help who you are attracted to.
by Ryan Smith on April 26th, 2009
I guess it depends on his overall opinion of them. If it is just personal preference, then it is not.
by Shanel with an S on January 12th, 2009
not really. it sounds a little harsh, but lots of people have their preferences.
by DarkMusclePrince on December 5th, 2008
Nope. It's their choice. I love all women but I do prefer white women.
by Yahoo Answers Is A Fraud on December 1st, 2008
No. That sounds like me.
by DwarfClown on July 5th, 2008
I think everyone has preferences. But he is generalizing a little. There are Latinas who are blonde and blue-eyed. My niece is one of them. And both her parents are Latinos.
Like, I prefer not to date idiots like the guy who said that!
by Amphetamine is alone again on July 4th, 2008
Nah. I dont like blonde men.
by Done. never again. on June 30th, 2008
No that's different. Sexual attraction has nothing to do with being racist.
by the Otter on June 16th, 2008
Of course he’s being racist. The problem isn’t that he’s being racist; it’s that people automatically assume racism is always a bad thing. It’s kind of like “sexism”: I prefer women; I don’t particularly find men attractive. Is that sexist? Heck yeah, but if you think I’m going to start having romantic relationships with men because “sexism” isn’t PC, you’ve got another think coming.
“Racism,” according to my Dictionary widget, means “the belief that all members of [a] race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race.” While I suppose that saying “all” about anything to do with people is a little overboard, this person is expressing his personal preference for a certain type of woman, which happens to exclude other types of women. If I say I prefer redheads—which I do—I’m excluding blondes and brunettes. (Come to think of it, that also excludes most non-white women. Guess I’m racist, too, huh?) ;-)
Sometimes I wonder if we need to stop being *so* sensitive.
by Berkeley on June 16th, 2008
Not racist, if that's just a personal preference.
It's totally okay to say, "I'm attracted to white girls."
BUT, if someone says, "WHY WOULD someone want that Latino or Black or Asian woman? WHY would someone be attracted to her? How come he doesn't like white girls?"--That's racist. That's acting BEYOND personal preference and stating that "white girls are better and everyone should think so."
by Captain Murphy on June 16th, 2008
Unless he prefers white women for the reason that he thinks that other colors are less of a person. If he just finds white women attractive, then it's not racism.
by Orangy Energy on June 16th, 2008
No. but some people confuse preference with racism
by Teasdale on April 11th, 2008
Not necessarily. I think it's just a personal preference on the type of person he's physically attracted to. That's something we can't help.
by squarepeg on April 11th, 2008
no..he's stating a personal preference
by Anonymous on April 11th, 2008
NOPE....PURELY PREFERENCE
by Singingismystyle on April 10th, 2008
No, that does not mean he's being racist, but maybe he should be looking at the person's characteristics more than anything else.
by Anonymous on April 10th, 2008
why would it? is it evil to have a preference?
by Someguy on April 10th, 2008
NO.
by aleishadaniels on April 10th, 2008
No. he is not being racist. He is just saying what kind or type of women he is atracted to. now if he was sterio typing all other women other than white women saying that they are all ugly or not good that would be considered racist becasue he is considering the whole race in a negative manner.
everyone has there own opinion on what they like in a spouse or partner its there right.
by Kitt-tastrophy on April 10th, 2008
NO!!!!!! You have no control over who/what you are attracted to!
by Anonymous on April 10th, 2008
Absolutely not. White girls just pop his pistol that's all.
by Mushen on April 10th, 2008
No, he is expressing a preference.
by Yahoo Answers Is A Fraud on April 2nd, 2008
That sounds like me. But no, that doesn't sound racist.
I'm black and I prefer white women. Does that mean I have self-hatred?
by Lord Knows on February 3rd, 2008
No I don't see it as being racists. I prefer men with brown eyes and when I say 'prefer' I mean that is all I will date and I am not racists.
by FaerieWhings on February 3rd, 2008
no. i'm a white chick who is only attracted to white guys. there's a difference between a preference and racism. does it make me sexist that i'm not attracted to girls?
by Talimze on February 3rd, 2008
Not necessarily. A preference is a preference, ya know?
by Imnottellingyou on January 23rd, 2008
i dont think its racist, like I am white and i would rather date a coloured man then my own race. is that being racist? its just who your attracted to
by Anonymous on January 23rd, 2008
Yes. What is it about black or latino women that is not particularly attractive? The only thing that sets them apart from white women is race, and last time I checked, racism is discrimination based on RACE.
by Audiotron on December 18th, 2007
Not at all. I personally am only attracted to white women, with dark hair.
Just an easy way to make your preference clearly understood.
by Patti jo on December 18th, 2007
I guess he is just being honest , though why should he even mention it to begin with , would be more like it - Is he saying it intentionally for that kind of a reaction
by Brahmanyan on December 18th, 2007
No. It is a preference of attraction. Unless there is a motive or racial malice behind it we cannot brand anybody racial.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on December 18th, 2007
just personal preference. I have seen photos of many men from all over the world, and there are some features that just don't do anything for me. I married a half-Italian, half-German who (if truth be known) probably has a lot in common colouring wise with my own father.
by Anonomous on December 18th, 2007
Not at all. It just means that he knows what he likes.
by My Midpt. in Life on December 14th, 2007
no. However he is being rude.
by Vampyre Bat on December 13th, 2007
People are entitled to preference without having to be labeled racist.
by CDaws on December 13th, 2007
As most questions, this depends on a few fields of logic.
Dependant on the definition, this is not racism.
It shows in what you've quoted, he is more dependant on physical attractiveness than personality which doens't nessisarily show racism either.
Weither he is racist or not can't be determined by what you quoted...so don't yet jump to any conclusions from this.
How is it like having to deal with racism? I have never dealt with it but grew up in a racist family,
I want to change my thoughts
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Good point!
by Nathan Explosion on December 26th, 2007
i made the same point!
by FaerieWhings on February 3rd, 2008